Brendan learning life lessons
Brendan works for the local movie theatre. He had 37 hours last week (a little bit more than I think is good). He came home upset one night about some things that had happened that day. One of them was the following:
An autistic child came up to the concession stand with like 1.20 in hand to buy something, but that was not enough to buy anything and the owner wouldn't take it. Brendan kept saying...."He was autistic....who cares if he didn't quite have enough money? All they want to do is make money."
This was truly a teachable moment. First of all I was proud of him for having that attitude about it....basically people who are disadvantaged in life should be allowed to get a break once in awhile. Second of all it was a great way to tell him that when he considers the career he wants to go into in the next few years, he should remember that some people are simply about making money and that is okay for them, but he may not want to work for that time of business, person, etc.
It was a great conversation. I love my kids!
An autistic child came up to the concession stand with like 1.20 in hand to buy something, but that was not enough to buy anything and the owner wouldn't take it. Brendan kept saying...."He was autistic....who cares if he didn't quite have enough money? All they want to do is make money."
This was truly a teachable moment. First of all I was proud of him for having that attitude about it....basically people who are disadvantaged in life should be allowed to get a break once in awhile. Second of all it was a great way to tell him that when he considers the career he wants to go into in the next few years, he should remember that some people are simply about making money and that is okay for them, but he may not want to work for that time of business, person, etc.
It was a great conversation. I love my kids!
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